Today, we train vocabulary and communication skills. My kids are very good in english and for them, It is not enough to memorize words to get better...
Obviously, memorizing is important...but when kids know the words...they need a contexto to use them and to lear comprehensive. So, how They nowadays know the words, I consider they can go further...
I want not only my kids know the meening of the words but also explain the meening using gramar and trainning oral skills..
Sometimes the vowel changes (come → came), sometimes the pronunciation changes (read → read), and sometimes the whole word changes (eat → ate). Sometimes there seems to be a pattern (throw → threw, know → knew), but there are always exceptions (snow → snowed).
Learning irregular verbs might seem like a bit of a "brain workout," but they are actually the VIPs of the English language. Most of the words we use to describe our daily lives—like what we ate for breakfast, what we saw at the park, or where we went over the weekend—don't follow the "add -ed" rule.
If you only use the regular rules, you might end up saying things like "I eated" or "I goed," which sounds a bit like a tiny toddler talking! By mastering these special verbs, you’ll be able to tell your stories clearly and sound much more natural and confident when speaking with friends.
1. Use Your Demonstratives
In your poem, you can point to things that are near
you or far away. Remember
the rules for singular and plural:
2. Talk About Who Owns What
You can use Possessive Pronouns to
show who the objects belong to. This
makes your poem sound more professional!
3. Pick Your Favorite Vocabulary
Use the words from your list to describe what you
have. You can group them by what you do with them:
4. Add "Cool" Adjectives
Make your poem more interesting by describing the
objects. Don't just say you have a phone; tell us what it's like! Use these adjectives:
5. You can follow this simple "Rhyming Couplets"
Rhyming couplets
are pairs of consecutive lines in poetry that rhyme and typically share the
same meter, creating a distinct rhythm. They often feature similar line lengths
and offer a complete thought or rhythmic pause at the end of the second line.
Couplets are widely used in literature, including nursery rhymes, sonnets, and
Shakespearean
Example Poem Structure
>>This is my backpack, it
is very cool,
>> I take it with me every day to school.
>>Those are your trainers,
>> they are colourful and blue,
>> I think they look very nice on
you!
As we do every Sunday, we’re working on English. Today we’re doing a general vocabulary review and focusing on definitions to provide context for each vocabulary word and learn it consciously.
In Martín’s case, they’re working on “Our things.” It’s a very easy topic for practicing short definitions.
Specifically, we’re focusing on personal items: sneakers, sandals, backpack, cell phone, athletic shoes...
Adjectives like colorful, polka-dotted, expensive, cheap, hideous, awesome...
And as for grammar “Whose is this?”, “This is mine”...
Here’s how we work:
1) Memorize all the vocabulary.
2) Put the words into context using expressions related to the topic and grammar (“Whose is this?”, “This is mine”...).
3) Define them orally using the context of our home, our room, and our belongings.
Amidst all the activities suggested in the book, the phrase “What do you want to be when you grow up?” comes up, and we were reminded of this great video from Pop Planet.
Explanation here:
Planet Pop has nice ressources to work this topic in a didactic and funny way.
Here the THE ANIMAL GAME
https://www.planetpop.com/shared-video?token=83dfc780-70bf-443a-903d-2d0943d482e6
LYRICS here.
